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pressure cooker Ham and Bean Soup
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Ham and Bean Soup

Ham and Bean Soup is classic comfort food that's a great use for leftover ham. Make this one quickly and easily on the stovetop, slow cooker or in the pressure cooker!
Course dinner, Main Course
Cuisine American
Keyword ham, instant pot, navy beans, pressure cooker, soup, stovetop
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 10

Ingredients

  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 yellow onion diced
  • 3 carrots peeled and diced
  • 2 cloves garlic minced
  • 1 ham bone
  • 8 cups chicken OR beef stock
  • 2 bay leaves
  • ½ tsp thyme
  • ½ tsp paprika
  • 3 cans white beans drained and rinsed

Instructions

Stovetop

  • Heat the olive oil, onion, and carrot in a large dutch oven over medium-high heat.
  • Cook until soft, stirring occasionally for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  • Next, add the ham bone, thyme, paprika, and bay leaves, followed by the stock and beans.
  • Cover and bring to a boil.
  • Reduce the heat and simmer for about 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
  • Remove the ham bone and strip any remaining ham and add it back into the dutch oven. Stir.
  • Serve with toppings of your choice.

Pressure Cooker

  • Heat the olive oil, onion, and carrot in the pressure cooker pot insert on the saute setting.
  • Cook until soft, stirring occasionally for 4-5 minutes.
  • Add the garlic and cook for an additional 30 seconds.
  • Next, add the ham bone, thyme, paprika, and bay leaves, followed by the stock and beans.
  • Make sure the broth doesn’t fill past the max fill line. You may need to adjust based on the size of your pressure cooker.
  • Close the lid and set the valve to sealing/pressure.
  • Press manual/pressure high setting and adjust the time to cook for 5 minutes.
  • Once the time is up and the machine beeps, quick release the pressure.
  • Remove the ham bone and strip any remaining ham and add it back into the dutch oven. Stir.
  • Serve with toppings of your choice.

Slow Cooker/ Crockpot

  • Add all of the ingredients to the cooker.
  • Cover and set on high for 5 hours, or on low for 7-8 hours. Stir occasionally.

Notes

To make this recipe with 2 cups DRY beans, adjust the time to cook to 90 minutes.
Once the time is up and the machine beeps, natural release for 15 minutes, then quick release the remaining pressure.